Historical Marker

Broughton’s Expedition

Historical marker location:
Corbett, Oregon
( Marker is on Columbia River Highway (Interstate 84 at milepost 23), 8.6 miles west of Rooster Rock Park West-bound on ramp, on the right when traveling west.)

Oregon was the only state in the United States to have a government run by the Ku Klux Klan. In the 1920s, the KKK gained significant political power in Oregon, electing a governor, a mayor, and several legislators. This era of Oregon's history is known as the "Klanbake."
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